Fulton vs Castro

Who won Fulton vs Castro?

Stephen Fulton beat Carlos Castro by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 96-93, 95-94 in favor of winner Stephen Fulton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Edgar Berlanga for the WBO World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Erislandy Lara defeated Danny Garcia for the WBA World Middleweight belt, Caleb Plant was victorious over Trevor McCumby for the WBA Interim World Super Middleweight title, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero beat Manuel Jaimes, and Roiman Villa was overcome by Ricardo Salas Rodriguez.

Fulton vs Castro stats

Stephen Fulton stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Carlos Castro made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Stephen Fulton was the same age as Carlos Castro, at 30 years old.

Castro had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Stephen Fulton and Carlos Castro fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fulton was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 3 months later than Castro, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Castro's 192.

Stephen Fulton went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, and 8 by the WBO at featherweight.

Carlos Castro was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, and 13 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Fulton vs Castro form

Stephen Fulton had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on July 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Daniel Roman on June 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Brandon Figueroa on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Park Theater, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Angelo Leo on January 23, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had beaten Arnold Khegai on January 25, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Castro had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brandon Figueroa on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Luis Nery on February 5, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Oscar Escandon on August 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Cesar Juarez on July 9, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had defeated Jesus Ruiz on February 21, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Celebrity Theater, Arizona.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Carlos Castro had been fighting more than Stephen Fulton.

Going into this contest, Stephen Fulton had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 20 days ago, while Carlos Castro's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 5 days ago.

Fulton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Castro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Fulton vs Castro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:15 PM EST / 4:15 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 12:15 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Fulton vs Castro?

Fulton vs Castro was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Fulton vs Castro?

Stephen Fulton was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Castro made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.